Scalp cooler



Oct. 31, 1933. I K LUDLOW 1,933,273

SCALP COOLER Filed Oct. 15, 1932 i Inventor flazrzas KlMZow q By 4 flltorney Patented Oct. 31, 1933 '1 UNITED};

SCALP COOLER Thomas Kane Ludlow, Jacksonville, Fla. Application October 15, 1932. Serial No. 638,027

2 Claims.

My invention relates generally to accessories employed in working upon the human hair and scalp, and particularly to devices contributing to the comfort and safety of customers in permanent waving establishments, and specially to means for directing a cooling stream of air or the like to the scalpduring the heating operations.

incident to permanent waving, and an important object of my invention is to provide cooling means of this character which may be connected for operation to the usual hair drier or'other source of compressed air and enable the customer to direct a cooling and preserving streamof air or the like fluid under the protecting pad;

of the permanent wave heaters whenever discomfiture of overheating is experienced, so as to increase the comfort and safety of permanent waving operations.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent from a reading of the following description in connection with the drawing, wherein for purposes of illustration I have shown a preferred embodiment of the invention.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a general view of the device of the invention applied to the blower tube of an ordinary hair drier.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the device.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through the nozzle of the embodiment.

Figure 4 is a side elevational view of the blower tube of the hair-drier.

Referring in detailto the drawing, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout the same, the'numeral 5 refers generally to the blower tube of a conventional type of hair drier or any other suitable source of compressed air. This possesses the usual bell flange 6. The device of the invention is to be attached to the blower tube'5 over the flange 6 so as to receive and convey the herein.

The tapering or funnel-shaped member 7=has a slit or opening 10 formed inwardly from the wide end thereof, which is closed by a sheet of extremely flexible and easily comformable material 11. On each side of the openinglo and at some distance therefrom there is attached to the outside of the funnel member 7 straps 12, 13 or the equivalent, enabling fastening the member '7 in constricted manneron the blower tube 5 of the hair drier.

the bell flange 6, and that the straps or the equivalents 12, 13 are then constricted so that the upper portion of the member 7 is brought into close constricting engagement with the portion of the blower tube 5 above the bell flange 6 as shown in Figure 1. The closure sheet 11, being of extremely flexible and conformablematerial entirely compensates for the opening 10 and thoroughly packs the juncture of themember 7 with the blower tube 5 so as to positively prevent the escape of air, and yet permit easy assembly and disassembly of the member 7 from the blower tube 5. i

The air directing nozzle 9 comprises an elon-;

gated tubular member of relatively small diameter which is provided at one end with a lateral flange 14 over which the end of the tube 8 engages and at the other end with a laterally and curvedly directed portion 15. Near the flange 14= the sides of the nozzle are provided with portions of greater diameter 16 which are preferably'plane and form a generally rectangular cross section. Arbitrary sides of this formation may be provided, difierently surfaced, so that the 15 under the'protective pad of the permanent.

wave heater, and between the pad and the scalp, wherever the discomfort may be felt. A depressed'area 17 on one side of the nozzle may be engaged by the fore-finger ofthecustomer when first applying the nozzle to the scalp, and thisv operates to inform of the direction in which the laterally directed portion 15 of; the nozzle ,is directed, so as to enable the customer to correct the position thereof for securing the maximum effect of the stream of cooling "air iss'uingtlOO from the nozzle when the nozzle is applied under the protective pads mentioned.

, Though I have shown and described herein a preferred embodiment of the invention, it isto be definitely understood that I do not desire to; l05

limit the application of the invention thereto, and any change or changes may be made in material and structure and arrangement of parts, within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the subjoined claims. 1

It is to be observed that the member 7 is stretched and pulled partially over What is claimed is:-- 1. An air directing nozzle comprising an elongated tubular member having a laterally directed discharge portion extending to one side thereof,

said tubular member being enlarged for a portion of its length and of rectangular cross-section to form a handle and having a depressed portion adjacent the handle portion on the side of said tubular member opposite said laterally directed discharge portion.

2. The combination with a blower tube of. a hair,

drier having a laterally extending flange thereon,

of a flexible tubular member adapted to be en-l gaged over the flange, said flexible tubular member having a slit therein depending from the top for a portion of the length thereof, a sheet of flexible material secured to the tubular member THOMAS KANE LUDLOW.

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